OCEA Media Brief: OC Parks Presents Summer Concert & Sunset Cinema Series

ORANGE COUNTY

OC Parks: Here's the 2022 Summer Concert & Sunset Cinema Film Series

Don't miss 10 free concerts + 12 free movie screenings at OC Parks, June 17-Sept. 12.

OC Register: OC Live Concert Series is May 10-15

To aid local musicians and small businesses hit the hardest during the coronavirus pandemic, OC Board of Supervisors Second District Supervisor Katrina Foley has partnered with area artists and venues to welcome back live music with the OC Live Concert Series.

OC Register: State inspectors say OC sheriff not serving moldy lunch meat

A surprise inspection by state prisons regulators found the jail food was of 'grocery store' quality.

 

OCEA

Angels Baseball Tickets are back!

Join fellow OCEA members at Angel Stadium for fun nights of baseball for select games at up to a 60% discount on certain dates!

Apply today for the OCEA Board of Directors Scholarship!

The Board offers three $2,000 college scholarships to be awarded in July. Applications can be downloaded at the link and must be submitted at OCEA or postmarked by June 17, 2022.

Here's where the OCEA Hot Dog Wagon is next week!

Click for the full schedule!

 

POLITICS

OC Register: Endorsement - Doug Chaffee for Orange County Supervisor

The OC Register has endorsed Supervisor Chaffee for the 4th District.

 

LABOR UNIONS

KTLA: ‘What they’re offering is ridiculous’: L.A. County employees prepare to strike over raise proposal

“Our members actually came together, they worked really hard for this contract,” a Ralphs pharmacy technician said. “Their voices are finally heard so that’s why we’re really excited. We feel like we’ve got a really good contract, something that actually reflects our hard work.”

Voice of OC: Strike Averted - OC Grocery Workers Vote on New Contract After Fighting for Better Pay

“Our members actually came together, they worked really hard for this contract,” a Ralphs pharmacy technician said. “Their voices are finally heard so that’s why we’re really excited. We feel like we’ve got a really good contract, something that actually reflects our hard work.”

 

COVID

Politico: White House on the lookout for BA.4 and BA.5

One new mutation in BA.4 and BA.5 could mean vaccines are less effective at preventing infection — even compared with BA.1 and BA.2, according to South African researchers.

Publication Date: April 14, 2022